I love cookbooks that show you the patterns, the formulas, so you can easily adapt your dishes according to what’s in season or just what’s in your pantry. How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart is great for this. Last night my daughter asked for something healthy,…
Asian
Thai Noodle Soup
I made this Thai Noodle Soup tonight for dinner. Oh my. So good! I used a quart of homemade chicken broth I had in the freezer and about 1/3 of a package of firm tofu. I wasn’t sure what kind of pepper to use so used a jalapeno. This is just unbelievably good! Not at…
Bean Sprout Salad
We all like bean sprouts. My girls are happy to just eat them raw. I like something done to them. Previously, I’ve done this bean sprout and garlic stir-fry, which I love, which is also from Simple Chinese Cooking. I thought perhaps the girls would enjoy this more raw salad. I liked it, but they’d…
Fried Rice with Pork, Carrots, Celery, and Onion
The pork chops last night were great–but we still had about 3/4 of one left over. Tonight I used it to make up some fried rice. I had leftover rice from dinner last night. Fried rice comes out a bit better if the rice you use is leftover and dried out a bit, but if…
Chicken Coconut Soup
I was on a coconut milk trend after last night so made this Chicken Coconut Soup. Last night I made two recipes from The Minimalist Cooks Dinner by Mark Bittman, both of which I’d cooked before. I really like this book and need to remember to get it out more often. The recipes are generally quite…